District League Table 2016

Accra, 15th December, 2016 - In
collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development,
UNICEF Ghana and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) are
launching Ghana’s third District League Table on Thursday, December 15th
2016 at 8.30am.

Introduced in 2014, the District League Table is a
social accountability tool that ranks Ghana’s 216 Districts by their level of
development and service delivery. The District League Table aims to improve
transparency and accountability in national development by making public
District levels of wellbeing. With the District League Table, development
across the country can be tracked thus enabling citizens and decision-makers to
see where improvements are being made and where targeted support is needed.

Based on consultations with the Ministries and
Agencies concerned, the District League Table uses indicators from 6 key
sectors - health, education, sanitation, water, governance and security - to
compile a single score for each District. All 216 Districts are then ranked
from the District in 1st place down to that in 216th
place.

In the 2016 District League Table, a new District has
reached first place, that of La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal in the Greater
Accra Region, with a score of 77.8%. The District placed 2nd last year, moving
up to displace Tema Metropolitan District at the top. At the bottom of the
District League Table this year is North Tongu in the Volta Region in 216th
place with a score of just 40.9%. The most improved District is Wa East in
Upper West Region which improved its score from 38% last year to 65% this year.

Sarah Hague, Chief of Policy at UNICEF Ghana said
“This year’s District League Table shows that the development gap between
Districts continues to be a challenge. Until development reaches the most
deprived parts of the country, and resources are allocated equitably according
to need, we can never achieve progress for all”. Franklin Oduro, CDD-Ghana’s
Director of Research, said “Accessibility to data still remains a major
challenge. Basic indicators on District wellbeing are not easily available
which is a major barrier to national planning and development. The District
League Table calls for free and transparent publication of such information”.
The District League Table is released annually so that progress can be tracked,
and we hope that this years’ results will generate even more debate than the
2014 and 2015 reports.